Twenty-one years ago, Vampire: the Masquerade hit the tabletop RPG market like a black-clad bolt from Hell itself and changed the way games were played forever. It wasn’t just about playing a game; VtM changed people’s lives and defined a lifestyle. Last year, White Wolf created a deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition to celebrate all that Vampire: the Masquerade has meant to its creators and its fans and the response was astounding. It was clear to us that the players want more classic VtM, so we began work on the V20 Companion.

About the V20 Companion:

Developed and written by legendary VtM designer Justin Achilli, in constant communication with players using the same Open Development process we used with V20, this volume of new material examines additional topics such as Titles within vampiric society, the effect of technology on modern Kindred, terrifying locations around the world, and the clanless Caitiff.

We’d already planned that the V20 Companion would be sold in PDF and Print on Demand formats, but then we began to hear that folks wanted the book in a deluxe format to match V20: embossed black leather cover, silver gilt-edged pages, a red silk bookmark, and of course, beautiful full-color interior pages. After talking it over, Justin and I realized that Kickstarter was the perfect way to make that deluxe dream a reality.

What do you want to know about the V20 Companion? What about the Kickstarter project? Ask your uestions in the comments below. Then, on Monday, February 20th, we’ll compile the best of the bunch and send them over to Rich and Justin.

We’ll post the compiled interview here at Flames Rising once they’ve had the chance to spill some secrets…

8 Responses to “What do you want to know about the V20 Companion?”

My first real question is less about the product itself and more if this can be taken as an indication that White Wolf will (assuming this book is successful) be embracing the kickstarter project model for other products and lines. I could easily see it being used to gather support and backing for say Exalted 3rd Ed or Scion 2nd Ed.

Is development going to be in many ways open and gathering feedback from fans as V20 was?

How are Rich, Justin and the others going to celebrate when the kickstarter project goes WAY over goal, which is a point it should reach by the time the next article is published?

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